Lesson Plan
Feelings Detective Plan
Students will act as ‘Feelings Detectives’ by identifying emotional clues on cards, documenting observations in a notebook, and logging personal emotion clues—building skills in emotional awareness, vocabulary, and self-regulation.
This lesson builds foundational emotional intelligence by teaching first graders to observe, name, and reflect on feelings, improving self-awareness and regulation skills crucial for social-emotional development.
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Prep
Prepare Materials
5 minutes
Step 1
Introduction
2 minutes
Step 2
Explore Emotion Clues
4 minutes
Step 3
Detective Notebook Activity
6 minutes
Step 4
Clue Log & Reflection
3 minutes

Slide Deck
Feelings Detective Clue Cards
Emotion: Happy
Emotion: Sad
Emotion: Angry
Emotion: Scared
Emotion: Surprised

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